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Offline MrPresident

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Server Costs
« on: January 22, 2014, 06:47:46 pm »
In regards to donations for this server. How much does it cost to run these forums for 1 month? I'm just curious.

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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2014, 05:20:23 pm »
About $10/mo.
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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2014, 06:10:36 pm »
How much of that do you pay out of pocket vs. donations you receive?

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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2014, 07:23:08 pm »
I'd educated guess $9.99 on average.
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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2014, 10:17:11 pm »
I only ask because my server has done incredibly well for itself over the last year, and I'd like to make a donation. I was thinking about 6 months worth.

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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2014, 05:15:03 am »
I think we've had about $40 in donations over the past year, which is higher than average. ;)

I don't really mind the expense, the only thing that has been irking me of late is people making money hand over fist selling additional commands for ULX: http://coderhire.com/browse/script/660/custom-ulx-commands-and-utilities and http://coderhire.com/browse/script/704/ulx-extended.

Thanks for considering us, Mr. President. :)
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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2014, 06:14:36 am »
The cost isn't the issue, you know. Anyone here can afford $10 a month, but not having to pay it out of pocket is nice.

When I launched G4P I knew I'd have to foot the bill for a while. I worked hard, payed what I had to, to get things going. Now I'm in a position where I've made enough money in donations alone to pay for the server (without making another dime) for the next 12 months and not have to spend a penny of my own money. (Check your paypal, now you can do the same. :P)

Ulysses is a bit different. People just grab the product because it's free and arguably the best admin tool out there, but never stop to think of those who put their time and money into making it happen. I appreciate all that you guys do. That's why I am happy to help in whatever way I can. I've helped around the forums, and donated a time before if I recall. I've used ULX for years now. It's the least I can do. Even my staff call me a fanboy and want to write their own admin tool, but I won't let them. :P Why re-invent the wheel?
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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2014, 01:36:35 pm »
Thanks Mr. President, for the support and the help paying costs. :)
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Re: Server Costs
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2014, 07:06:30 pm »
My pleasure. Don't spend it on booze and hookers.

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